東家

See also: 东家

Chinese

		east	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (東家)		東	家
simp. (东家)		东	家

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dōngjiā

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gaa¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-ka / tong-kee

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dōngjiā → dōngjia (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚ → ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dongjiå
  - Wade–Giles: tung¹-chia⁵
  - Yale: dūng-jya
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dong.jia
  - Palladius: дунцзя (dunczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/ → /tʊŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/
  - Homophones:
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    東加／东加
    東家／东家

Note:

The senses “landlord; master; host” are usually pronounced as toneless on the Chinese mainland.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: dung¹ gaa¹
  - Yale: dūng gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    東加／东加
    東家／东家
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-ka
  - Tâi-lô: tong-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongkaf
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ ka³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-kee
  - Tâi-lô: tong-kee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

東家

(literally) one who lives in the east; household living to the east
(literary) landlord; master; boss
host (person who receives or entertains other people as guests)

Usage notes

Originally, this term was used by a tenant farmer as a form of address to his landlord.

Synonyms

(landlord):

厝主 (chió-ciō) (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew)
厝東家／厝东家 (chio̤̿-dóng-gá) (Northern Min)
厝頭家／厝头家 (Hokkien)
地主 (dìzhǔ) (often pejorative)
房東／房东 (fángdōng)
東人／东人 (dōngrén) (archaic)

(host):

主人 (zhǔrén)
主人公 (zhǔréngōng) (literary, honorific)
主人翁 (zhǔrénwēng) (literary, honorific)
東人／东人 (dōngrén) (archaic)
東道／东道 (dōngdào)
東道主／东道主 (dōngdàozhǔ)
東道主人／东道主人 (dōngdào zhǔrén)

Derived terms

東家之子／东家之子
東家效顰／东家效颦
東家長西家短／东家长西家短 (dōngjiā cháng xījiā duǎn)
東家食西家宿／东家食西家宿

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